Wellness Wins
Wellness Wins
The Wellness Wins podcast honors the stories, struggles, and successes of people who are managing major health challenges and thriving. Hosted by Aleisha Theisen, NBC-HWC.
Rachel Satrom on self-care as a busy mom and parent of a child with Prader-Willi syndrome
Rachel is not new to the busy lifestyle of a mom. She has four young children, including a daughter with Prader-Willi syndrome, and she and her husband work hard to keep everything in balance in their home life. Their strategies change as their family grows and their needs shift. She shares the lessons she's learned in how to maintain self-care and manage everyone's schedules in a way that helps their family thrive.
Trying times call for trying new things, with Natalie Lu of the Reflective Collective
Twin Cities RN Natalie Lu has been working on her wellness game for some time, and six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, she recognized she needed to lean into those practices to sustain her. Hear how creative journaling, meditative movement, and the Japanese art of Kintsugi (putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold) have helped her care for herself, and how she's fostering community among caregivers to heal and sustain amid the nation's healthcare burnout crisis.
Preventing compassion fatigue and burnout with Kate Kompas
Journalist-turned-animal welfare worker Kate Kompas is the interviewee in this discussion on self care, self compassion and preventing workplace burnout. Kate works for the in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She has a unique perspective working in the animal welfare space, which -- while rewarding -- can also be taxing for those tasked with caring for these vulnerable creatures. Her commitment and passion have guided her in learning to make transformative mindset shifts about nutrition, movement and workplace wellbeing.
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